SUMMARY
- Rumors involving LeBron James being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers have gone viral.
- The reports have been dismissed as fake news.
NBA fans might have been caught off guard to hear that LeBron James has been traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. As many members of the basketball community should be aware, LeBron is a 4x NBA champion and is currently playing for the Lakers. Prior to joining Los Angeles, King James was playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Coming back to the issue at hand, it is important to assure fans that no official trade for LeBron has been pushed forth and that the current reports are the latest in an emerging trend of fake news. Several troll social media accounts push out fake breaking news in order to generate temporary attention via the form of clicks and views.
BREAKING: The Los Angeles Lakers are finalizing a deal that sends star LeBron James and a 2029 top 10 protected first-round pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Donovan Mitchell and Max Strus, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/tdwfugDLQR
— Adrian Wojnarowski ᶠᵃⁿ (@wojdespn) February 2, 2024
Although there is no reason to believe that LeBron will leave his current team to join his former team, one might still ponder over whether King James shifting teams is a possibility.
Will LeBron James leave the Lakers ahead of the trade deadline?
Consdering that the Lakers managed to make it all the way to the Western Conference Finals last season, this season hasn’t started off as well as they might have hoped. At the moment, the Lakers hold a record of 25 wins and 25 losses, placing them 9th in the Western Conference. Despite being 39 years old and in Year 21, LeBron has still been playing at a high level in order to keep his team in contention.
Are the Lakers better without LeBron?
Taking into account the fact that LeBron James and Anthony Davis are the best players in the Los Angeles Lakers, it might seem bizarre to claim that the team could be better if they traded away one of them. However, the Lakers did manage to win their recent matchup against the Boston Celtics without LeBron or AD on the court.